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AwesomeSavior:
Lauriellen:

One of the things that helps me is to tune out a lot of the mainstream media, especially the 24 hour news channels, and listen to uplifting and positive music in the background, and sometimes the Lord causes me to think about uplifting verses of Scripture while listening, and I enjoy His presence. It might take some time to get into the habit of doing it, though   :)

Dean

rick:
Hi dean,

Your so right in your advice about staying away from the mainstream media , their corruption  is apparent with most  Americans today. They are a very depressing organization. You know, Satan runs all local newspaper too.

God bless.

Dave in Tenn:
I did over 6 years without TV (though I watched a fair number of movies).  It was still going on when I stumbled onto BT.  I see it now as preparation and "peace" that I needed at the time my life was changing.

But so I'm not writing you a law:

I wonder if this is a small taste of the "wrath" that God feels towards ungodliness and evil? I have come to treasure and LOVE with such a passion what brings peace and goodness and truth, I am now wondering if this IS the fulfilling of the command to love God, as God IS love,  goodness and truth?

Prolly.   ;D  I'll say for sure, if this isn't PART of it, then I have NO IDEA what is. 

lilitalienboi16:
Hi Lauri and all,

I try and stay far away from the news. I have noticed in the times I watch it, I either get angry, become puffed up with pride, or depressed. None of these emotions do me any good and I think they simply feed the beast inside.

Its very hard to avoid the media though as even on facebook, friends will share the daily news, their political views, the hottest gossip, etc... So I don't know if we can completely escape it unless we shut ourselves up in a closet away from the world but *I* certainly try to avoid it.

You make an interesting observation Lauri which Dave echoed. There could certainly be quiet a bit of truth to it. I've never thought of it so thank you for sharing that perspective.

The more I love the more I desperately yearn for His return. I don't care if I'm not ready, if I havn't overcome, if I dare not stand in His precense.. all I know is this world needs its God very desperately. We need our King. Yes, He is working in us, but how I yearn for the destruction of death, the judgments to make the inhabitants learn righteousness, and for every tear to be wiped away from off all faces.

I live each day to the hope that this day will be the day my God returns. There is no other reason because each day is evil and another opportunity for me to betray the God I love. Let it be this way no more! But He is wise beyond measure so I wait.

God bless,
Alex

lauriellen:
Thank you all and yes Alex,  I feel exactly as you do. I am typically very private, however
I'm going to give a very personal example. My husband and I brought our son Nathan to Minnesota to the Mayo clinic as a last desperate attempt  to save his life. After the first week,  my husband had to return home to work, leaving my son and I alone. I watch him struggle to live. I am watching this young man literally wasting away in front of me. I see him in terrible pain every day. I listen to him violently vomiting everything he tries to eat. I sit in a chair by the window and I read about Jesus. He had so much compassion. He couldn't resist helping those who asked. I wonder. . .and I wonder. . .does He hear my cries for mercy for my son? Is he not moved by my desperate tears? I I think about the millions and millions who suffer and cry out to God every day for mercy. For relief. And I wonder HOW LONG God will you turn away from the suffering of humanity? And I get angry. God forgive me, but I get so angry. My prayer is that I never again contribute one single ounce of evil or hurt to this earth ever again. That whenever possible, I will do my best to ease someone else's pain and suffering.
So, yes, addressing the original post, this life certainly does feel like living in the Christian hell.

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